Should Axis and Allies be reduced to 2 turns?

@Gargantua:

The All Axis, All Allies Move make can-openers obsolete

Umm, NO.

Unless I am misunderstanding something?  There is still a “technical” turn order, even though everyone goes at once.

It’s not like Russia, Uk, Anzac, and USA can all attack the same territory as a group at exactly the same time!

It’s technically spaced… so Germany can can-opener for italy - for example.

The very first ruleset had the one turn combined attack for UK and US, and that pretty much ended every game. Let’s make that available every turn. I foresee no problems.  :evil:

Good post, Panther, thanks.

There seems to be a discrepancy with what the idea actually means. Does the idea at least in terms of the OP’s intent mean that all Axis nations move together at once then all Allies or that Axis moves first but in a turn order then Allies move first but in a turn order. I interpreted it as the first option. Lately I have been brainstorming a way to make joint attacks feasible since they played such a huge role in the real war but are completely unrepresented in global. The only way I concluded it would work without convoluted rules placed into G40 is to revise the turn order in the way I described above (first way).

It does except on the first turn it might be different.

For a Europe 1940 game, you might have not changes, but if the scenario was a 1942, you might have Russia playing first just in the first turn, then after axis after that.

For 1940, all axis play first and i see no need for changes in turn order for any turn.

italy is still pointless in a 2 turn system.

For me this would ruin the game.  For our games we play that all purchases must be done before your turn and the next turn starts as soon as the previous player has finished their combat move.

This really speeds the game and no one is bored.  We even finished two games in one evening!

For me this would ruin the game.  For our games we play that all purchases must be done before your turn and the next turn starts as soon as the previous player has finished their combat move.

This really speeds the game and no one is bored.  We even finished two games in one evening!

Under this system that is already being done. All players of a side perform all the turn functions together, except rolling dice. Then the other side does the same. While the first side performs this the other side is making builds and preparing their turn. So its even faster.

Dudes, fun is whatever you think it is.  There’s no need to convince others who you aren’t even looking to play games with, that your way of playing A&A is good or better.

Larry’s making his game what he wants it to be.  He knows how long it takes to play this game.  If you want to play it a different way to make it faster, do so.  Sharing the ideas is nice.  But there’s no need to campaign Larry to change the rules for everyone or to get him to make an official way to play a 2 turn game.  Just come up with your own set of rule variations, just as IL has done before in the past.

You could look at A&A in the same way as Legos or Lincoln logs.  You play with it however you want - don’t feel constrained by the rules.  You just have to find a person or a few who agree with you, or play it against yourself.  :lol:

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